Sheet metal container



, July 11, 1933; J. vM. YOUNG 1,917,234

SHEET METAL CONTAINER Filed May' 22, 1929 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented July 11, 1933 JOHN 1\I.YOUNG,

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'1 The present invention relates to a new and usefulimprovement in sheet metal containers and has more particularreference to a container having a bail or handle pivotallyconnec'tedtherewitln i l Theprincipal objectof thepresent inveninaterial andhavin'g pivotal connection with an improved type of bail ear or clip which is attached. directly to the container. a

A further-important object ofthe present invention is the provision of a container bail formed from a fiat strip ofsheet material. and having pivotal and sliding connection with an improved type of bail ear or clip clamped at opposite points to the wall of a container whereby the bail may be used in avertical position as aha-ndle or may be Yinoved" to ja'horizontal position and pressed into close position adjacent the container 'wa'll. g An important object of theinvention is the improvement of an improved bail ear or clip formed froina single plece of sheet metal and embodying an integral rivet section to form a pivotfor a bail, part of the ear struc ture being looped to provide spaced Walls Enclosing P et in'which the end of the.

I i S e y movable.

A further importantobject of the invention is the provision of a unique bail ear or clip which provides the connecting element between the bail and the container and which is self contained for attachment to amontainer, for pivotal cOnnectionwith thebail, and forguidingand aligningthe bail dun ing its "pivotal and sliding moveinentfrela tive to the container.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the following description,

which, taken in connection with the QCQOIIL panying drawing, discloses a preferred embodiment thereof. 1 Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation, parts being y 1 broken away, of a container, its bail and bail W50 ears being made according to the present 111 192. Serial N6. 364,960. a

vention, the bail being shown in container carrying position. 3

. F'g. 2 is aside elevation of the'container parts, the bailbcing shown in non-carrying position, closely adj accent the wall of the container parts being brokenaway. tion is theprovision of a metallic container having a bail formed of a flat strip of sheet Fig. 3 is anenlarged fragmentary sectional' view taken substantially along line 3-3. in Fig. 2, thebail being moved to container carrying position. i Fig. 41 1s a front elevation of the process 1 of formation.

Fig. 5 is an edge view; of thebail ear shown in Fig. 4:.

Fig. 1.1 y l The improved container of thepresent invention comprises a body 11 which-inay be closed with a top or end lQ. double seamed or otherwise secured thereto. A bail or han dle 13 is provided for carrying the container and comprisesa flat semi-circular body por- -tion having. its side edges slightly bent transversely'at 141(Figs, 2 and 6) thus, present ing a smooth surface for the hand of the user. a A pair of clips orbail cars 15 are provided a to form the connectingelenient between bail 13-ai1d body 11. These clips 15 arepre'fefably stampedfrom flat metal stock and are fOIlTlGdlH such anianner as toprovide three striking advantages in bail ea-rs. One such advantagerelatesto attachment of the bail 7 directly to the'container without "the use of "rivets, solder or other extra parts. The bail car alsoprovides a self-contained pivotal; and sliding connection for the bail without the use of rivets or other separateparts. Such ba1l-ear also, prolvldes akeeper for the bail ends, guiding and aligning the bail "relativetii thecontainer during its movement between container carrying and container non-carrying positions. l

of stamping and forming operations and in one stage of development (Figs. tand'5) body 16, a tail extension 18, olfset at 19 from 139(1- a oonrnnYQor a bailear in 'Bail clips 15 are manufactured in a series ed at 22 and a hole 23 is provided in the tail extension 18 near its extremity. The bail clip 15 in the form illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 is then ready for attachment With the bail 13.

Each end of bail 13 is provided with an opening 24 (Figs.-2 and 3) and the extruded portion 22 of the clip 15 is positioned within the opening 24 as the bail is positioned on the clip. The inner wall of the end of bail 13 in such position lies against the body 16 of the clip. While held in this assembled position the tail extension 18 is bent upwardly adjacent the offset 19 and-hole 23 therein is placed over the extruded portion 22, the extension 18 moving between the locking lugs 21. During this bending action a loop 25 is formed in the bail clip.

The outer extremity of the extruded part 22 is thereupon depressed or upset to form a rivet 26 which constitutes the pivot for the bail 13. This upsetting of the part 22 and the forming of the rivet 26 looks the tail 18 into parallel relationship with the body 16 of the clip, the end of bail 13 bein thus loosely confined within a pocket 27 formed between the parallel walls 16. and 18. The clip 15 is in this way converted into a bail ear. 7

After each end of the bail 13 has been connected to its formed bail ear, these ears are then secured to the container. 5 This is preferably done by bending attaching lugs 17 over seam 12 thus clamping them securely in place on diametrically opposite positions ofthe container. Greater rigidity is given to this con nection between bail ear and container body (Figs. 1 and 3) by an inner wall 28 of the loop 25 resting against the wall of the body 11 when the bail ear is in its clamped position. The carrying Weight of the container is applied on the bail ears practicallyparallel to the container'wall and a projecting shoulder 29 of the bail ear body 16 abutting against the seam 12 takes up this thrust insuring further great rigidity. V

. Opening 24 inreach end of the bail 13 is made sufliciently. large to permit sliding movement of the bail ends in the respective pockets 27 of their bail ears. This sliding.

to bring it into substantially horizontal position after which it is slid horizontally to closely engage the outer wall of the body 11, the enlarged openings 24 permitting this sliding action. In this condition the container may be rolled through a standard form of labeling machine and a label applied thereto without interference of the bail 14.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be under stood from the'foregoing description, and it willbe apparent that various changes may be made inthe form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore' describedbeing merely a preferred embodiment thereof. 1

,1. A sheet metal container including a cylindrical body, a pair of bail ears secured to the body, each ear being formed from a strip of sheet material and being bcnt back on itself to provide a pocket, a rivet formed integrally' from a struck-out portion of the wall of each strip and extending transversely of said pocket, and a, flat semi-circular sheet metal bail, each of its ends having movement within said pocket and having pivotal engagement on said rivet.

2. A sheet metal container including a cylindrical body, a top securedthereto ina projecting seam, a pair of bail ears clamped over said seam and positioned at diametrically opposite points near the top of said container body, said ears having extensions bent back and spaced from the body of the ear to form pocket-s, these extensionsbeing held in position by a struck-out integral rivet, and a flat semi-circular sheet-metal bail having movement with said loops,each end of said ball having an enlarged opening infwhich said rivet is positioned, said bail thereby having pivotal and sliding connection. with the con tainer body.

3. A bail ear for a sheet metal container comprising a body, attaching lugs for securing said ear tothe seam of a container, a tail extension bent into a loop and having a wall spaced from saidbody to form a pocket, and an integral rivet struck out from'the' said body and extending acrosssaid pocket to provide a pivotal conneetionfor a container carrying bail.

. JOHN M. YOUNG. 

